Essays about: "waste bank"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words waste bank.

  1. 1. Sustainability performance and market risk. A study of the banking sector

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Arvid Särkiniemi; Oskar Lindman; [2023]
    Keywords : risk; market risk; sustainability performance; corporate management; bank management; CSR; panel data; parametric VaR; non-parametric VaR; CVaR; VaR; Historical simulation; bank sector; the financial sector; ESG; financial performance.;

    Abstract : The financial crisis of 2007-2008 highlighted the societal impacts of bank risk-taking. A strong focus on maximizing profits for shareholders combined with a disregard for, and  underestimation of risks led to the downfall of large banks such as Lehman Brothers and multiple other banks getting bailed out by several governments and other banks. READ MORE

  3. 2. Brick Recuperation

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Trixie Lindkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : craftsmanship; reclaimed brick; brick; college; bricklaying;

    Abstract : Recuperation means “regaining something lost or taken” and this has been the main focus of my thesis – essentially reclaiming discarded bricks and educating future bricklayers to work with reclaimed materials. How can the status of craftsmanship be raised through architecture and the processes of crafts be made visible? What opportunities can our current brick stock pose and can derelict buildings be seen as a material bank? My proposal is a bricklaying ”folkhögskola” in Henriksbergshamnen, southwest of central Stockholm, parts laid brick by brick by the students themselves in collaboration with local carpenters. READ MORE

  4. 3. Green Activities and Data Centres in a Circular Economy : A study focused on the drivers and challenges when conducting resource-efficient investments on the Stockholm real estate market in light of the EU Taxonomy

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsekonomi och finans

    Author : Sofia Hedman; Kiana Hosseini Madani; [2023]
    Keywords : Commercial real estate; green investments; stakeholders; EU taxonomy; data centre; resource efficiency; Kommersiella fastigheter; gröna investeringar; intressenter; EU taxonomin; datacenter; resurseffektivisering;

    Abstract : This study examines drivers, challenges, and stakeholder perceptions of resource-efficient investments in the Stockholm real estate market under the EU Taxonomy. It is focused on a green activity involving repurposing energy waste and explores its value through a case study. READ MORE

  5. 4. Value creation through Businesses’ Support of Community Development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Olena Kryzhanovska; [2022]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility CSR ; value creation; community development; business support; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The demand for integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into business has increased during recent decades. Despite the dramatic growth of demand for CSR, some researchers still criticize that it is a waste of money. However, other researchers see CSR as an opportunity and advantage to become more profitable and create a better reputation, etc. READ MORE

  6. 5. Matsvinn – ett problem eller ett medel för andra samhällsfunktioner? : matsvinnets organisering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anni Holmström; [2021]
    Keywords : matsvinn; organisering; matnav; food hubs; matsvinnsnav; food waste hubs; samhällsfunktion;

    Abstract : Matsvinn är ett problem på flera nivåer i produktionskedjan och har därför blivit ett komplext problem som är svårt att lösa. Uppsatsens syfte är att studera hur organiseringen för att motverka matsvinn ser ut samt hur den påverkar livsmedelsystemet och kan fungera bidragande till samhället i stort. READ MORE